• Freehold postal carrier earns national recognition

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Jeffrey Vollmar, a Freehold Borough postal carrier, never expected national recognition for his actions, but said he was honored to receive an award that is representative of all the postal carriers who, while on duty along their routes, assist residents in need. Jeffrey Vollmar Vollmar received the National Association of Letter…

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    A fire on the morning of Oct. 27 caused damage to the Manalapan Diner, Route 9 north, Manalapan. Members of a local business group were meeting at the diner and one member of the group said patrons were inside shortly after 7 a.m. when people began to smell smoke. The patrons heard a waitress say…

  • Board honors pair of local properties

    The renovation of the American Hotel on East Main Street in downtown Freehold Borough was among the recipients of awards that were presented at the 57th Monmouth County Planning Board Awards Dinner, held in Holmdel. The renovation of the American Hotel received a 2010 Planning Merit Award. Originally constructed as a stagecoach stop in 1824,…

  • Charity offers helping hand in tough times

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Times are difficult all over and many people are trying to do their best to help individuals who are in need. For example, take Yolanda Curry, who has recently established a charity she calls This Dime Inside Is for Love. Curry, of Freehold Borough, is a retired…

  • Foundation’s Nov. 15 fundraiser to feature foods

    MARLBORO — The time to sample delicious food while helping to raise funds for students in Marlboro is here again with the Marlboro Educational Foundation’s annual restaurant tasting event. This year’s fundraiser will be held Nov. 15 at the Excelsior, 355 Route 9 south, Manalapan. Tickets for the event are $50 if purchased in advance,…

  • FRHSD marching bands step out together

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Freehold Township High School hosted the 2010 Freehold Regional High School District marching band festival on the evening of Oct. 13 on the school’s football field. Members of the Marlboro High School marching band entertain the audience during the Freehold Regional High School District marching band festival held at Freehold…

  • Committee researches charter school

    Freehold Borough panel is gathering information about independent schools BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Agroup of residents is exploring the idea of creating a charter school in Freehold Borough. A charter school is a public school that can provide instruction from kindergarten through the12th grade. Charter schools are typically created by parents, teachers, administrators,…

  • Possible outsourcing of jobs draws crowd

    Marlboro K-8 board eyeing several alternatives to close projected school budget gap BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Atopic that was not on the agenda for discussion drew a crowd so large that the fire marshal was called in during the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education’s Oct. 26 meeting. The meeting was held at…

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    Ben Berman feels the power as he pedals a bicycle connected to the Bike Power Generator at the Marlboro Middle School. The generator transfers the power generated from the students’ pedaling to power items such as radios. The Marlboro Educational Foundation is responsible for a grant that brought the bikes to the district’s schools. Story,…

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